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What the Bible Says About Olive Tree

Overview

The Bible addresses olive tree across 26 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings. Closely related themes include Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel and Noah.

Key Bible verses about olive tree

Old Testament

Zechariah

Zechariah 4:2

And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: a bowl: Heb. her bowl seven pipes: or, seven several pipes to the lamps

Zechariah 4:3

And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Zechariah 4:4

So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

Zechariah 4:5

Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

Zechariah 4:6

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. might: or, army

Zechariah 4:7

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

Zechariah 4:8

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Zechariah 4:9

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.

Zechariah 4:10

For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. for they: or, since the seven eyes of the Lord shall rejoice plummet: Heb. stone of tin

Zechariah 4:11

Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

Zechariah 4:12

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? through: Heb. by the hand empty: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold the golden oil: Heb. the gold

People in the Bible and olive tree

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying olive tree for yourself

  • Begin with Genesis 8:11, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Zerubbabel and Noah and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about olive tree?

The Bible addresses olive tree across 26 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings. Closely related themes include Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel and Noah.

How many Bible verses are about olive tree?

The Bible references olive tree in 26 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention olive tree?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 8:11: “And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with olive tree?

Zerubbabel and Noah.

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